Senate Bill 21 would develop a retirement program called the Alaska Work and Save Program for employees who are not offered a retirement plan by their employer.

The Senate Finance Committee’s version is $450 million smaller than the version that passed the House, in part because of a more conservative assumption about oil prices.

Amid tight state and local funding, the Anchorage School District is eliminating 500 positions and moving teachers.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s own guidelines advise that pregnant women shouldn’t be confined in immigration detention except in narrow circumstances.

The sale is mandated in federal law but also reflects the Trump administration's commitment to promoting energy development in the state.

The United States Department of Justice issued a report in December 2022 that found that Alaskan youth are institutionalized in psychiatric hospitals and psychiatric residential treatment facilities at higher rates and for longer periods than minors in other states.

KTOO’s Clarise Larson sat down with the city’s Visitor Industry Director Alix Pierce to learn more about what’s in store this season.

A budget plan with a $70 billion expected price tag for immigration enforcement advanced after an overnight session. It now heads to the House of Representatives.

The president's budget would cut 3,000 more NPS staffers but add $10 billion for "beautification" in D.C. One senator called it a slush fund for presidential vanity projects.

A planned oil and gas lease sale for ANWR draws praise from some North Slope communities, and scrutiny from others.